URSIN VIRGINIA;FROMAN BYRON;GONZALES JENNIFER;SCREEN STEVEN E.;DONG FENGGAO;LAROSA THOMAS J.;MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
发明人:
URSIN VIRGINIA,FROMAN BYRON,GONZALES JENNIFER,SCREEN STEVEN E.,DONG FENGGAO,LAROSA THOMAS J.
申请号：
US20040569387
公开号：
US8173870(B2)
申请日:
2004.08.20
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the desaturase enzymes are Primula &Dgr;6-desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having SDA and a beneficial overall content of omega-3 fatty acids relative to omega-6 fatty acids.
